Why do schools need to use administration systems?
What do school administration systems do?
Are there free/open source school administration systems?
Answers
1. Schools need administrations systems to organize data, keep records and so they can quickly access data about students or staff
2. Usually School administration systems keep records and store data about students some school administration systems can be used as a communication tool for students and parents between school and home. Examples Blackboard, Wilma, Engrade.
3. Yes there are SIMS is a free system which is mostly used in the United Kingdom. Moodle is also open source and is free to use by anyone.
- In order to keep data stored and secured, also to quickly access it. - Better communication with parents - Yes there are, however some of them have to be paid
- school administration systems are needed in every school to keep secure data of the school. -school administration systems keep personal data, and academic data on students, as well as keeping track of finances. - There are open source school administration systems however either they are paid by the government and you are forced to use it or they are just for the basic needs.
Administration systems keep everything simple and easy to manage. Without admin systems, data would be harder to manage and attendance checks would also be harder to handle.
Administration systems provide help and management to a school. They are designed to store data and manage attendance among other widgets.
Administration systems can be free, however, in the case of Wilma, it is required to be used. Also, some are "freemium".
Some examples:
UK SIMS
Used in about 22,000 schools.
Created in 1982, started to be used by other schools in 1984, entered commercial use in 1988.
Allows multiple functions such as timetable management, student performance tracking, school activity organisation.Partners with smsweb and allows students to send free texts to parents. On top of this, over time money can be generated through commission-sharing deals, rendering SIMS free of charge if enough money is generated.
Alex George, assistant headteacher of Falmouth school reports that SIMS has helped increase attendance, and has also increased A to C grades from 44% to 66% in 2 years.
Finland
Primus-Wilma http://www.starsoft.fi/public/?q=en
Primus, a register program, Kurre, a scheduling program and Wilma
web interface, which supports Primus and Kurre.
Our clients are assisted by StarSoft's extensive and solid support service.
The service includes:
transferring school data from the previous software to Primus
user training
technical support for the program users, and upgrades to the newest versions of our programs as soon as they become available.
easily and safely via the Internet.
Blackboard
Communication
Announcements: Professors and teachers may post announcements for students to read. These can be found under the announcement tab, or can be made to pop-up when a student accesses Blackboard.
Chat: This function allows those students who are online to chat in real time with other students in their class section.
Discussions: This feature allows students and professors to create a discussion thread and reply to ones already created.
Mail: Blackboard mail allows students and teachers to send mail to one another. This feature supports mass emailing to students in a course.
Content
Course content: This feature allows teachers to post article, assignments, videos etc.
Calendar: Teachers can use this function to post due dates for assignments and tests.
Learning modules: This feature is often used for strictly online classes. It allows professors to post different lessons for students to access.
Assessments: This tab allows professors to post quizzes and exams and allows students to access them anywhere there is an internet connection.
Assignments: This features allows for assignments to be posted and for students to be able to submit assignments online
Grade Book: Teachers and professors may post grades on Blackboard for students to view.
Media Library: Videos and other media may be posted under this function
PowerSchools: PowerSchool provides the full range of features needed by administrators at the district and school level in addition to portals for teachers, parents, and students.
Attendance management, tracking, and notification
Access via iPhone® or Android® compatible phones
Optional seating chart formats with student photos
Discipline management and reporting
Integrated, push-button state reporting
Centralized enrollment
Administrator dashboard
Assessment reporting
Robust reporting tools
Family management
Faculty management
Address management - powered by Google™ maps
Co-teaching management
Powerful scheduling tools
Student record and transcript exchange - powered by National Transcript Center
Answers
1. Schools need administrations systems to organize data, keep records and so they can quickly access data about students or staff
2. Usually School administration systems keep records and store data about students some school administration systems can be used as a communication tool for students and parents between school and home. Examples Blackboard, Wilma, Engrade.
3. Yes there are SIMS is a free system which is mostly used in the United Kingdom. Moodle is also open source and is free to use by anyone.
- In order to keep data stored and secured, also to quickly access it.
- Better communication with parents
- Yes there are, however some of them have to be paid
- school administration systems are needed in every school to keep secure data of the school.
-school administration systems keep personal data, and academic data on students, as well as keeping track of finances.
- There are open source school administration systems however either they are paid by the government and you are forced to use it or they are just for the basic needs.
Some examples:
UK
SIMS
http://www.schooladmin.co.za/index.htm
Finland
Primus-Wilma
http://www.starsoft.fi/public/?q=en
Primus, a register program, Kurre, a scheduling program and Wilma
web interface, which supports Primus and Kurre.
Our clients are assisted by StarSoft's extensive and solid support service.
The service includes:
transferring school data from the previous software to Primus
user training
technical support for the program users, and upgrades to the newest versions of our programs as soon as they become available.
easily and safely via the Internet.
Blackboard
Communication
- Announcements: Professors and teachers may post announcements for students to read. These can be found under the announcement tab, or can be made to pop-up when a student accesses Blackboard.
- Chat: This function allows those students who are online to chat in real time with other students in their class section.
- Discussions: This feature allows students and professors to create a discussion thread and reply to ones already created.
- Mail: Blackboard mail allows students and teachers to send mail to one another. This feature supports mass emailing to students in a course.
ContentPRICE 50.000 $/year
Others?
Engrade:
https://www.engrade.com/
http://blog.dreamcss.com/tools/engrade-free-online-grade-book/
http://wikis.engrade.com/
PowerSchools:
PowerSchool provides the full range of features needed by administrators at the district and school level in addition to portals for teachers, parents, and students.
PRICE 40000 $/year
http://www.pearsonschoolsystems.com/products/powerschool/